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. >> solar energy. >> yes. >> you're doing research in solar energy? >> yes. where else is the solar energy the most intense? >> at the desert. >> the desert, of course. >> but won't that hurt your oil industry? >> no. no, no, not at all. it will supplement it. our vision is that we will be exporters of gigawatts of electricity. we will be exporting both: barrels of oil and gigawatts of power. >> and so, he says, the kingdom will still be in the energy business long after the sun sets on the age of oil. >> due to the great recession, oil prices had plummeted when these stories first aired in 2008 and 2009. they're back up again but have not reached the heights of $150 a barrel. as for the possibility of speculators driving prices up, new federal regulations now make it more difficult to manipulate
. >> solar energy. >> yes. >> you're doing research in solar energy? >> yes. where else is the solar energy the most intense? >> at the desert. >> the desert, of course. >> but won't that hurt your oil industry? >> no. no, no, not at all. it will supplement it. our vision is that we will be exporters of gigawatts of electricity. we will be exporting both: barrels of oil and gigawatts of power. >> and so, he says, the kingdom will still be in...
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and yet, as we all know, exploring for energy has safety risks. but as we first reported in the fall of 2010, that can get lost in all the excitement. what's increasingly evident is that shale gas is overwhelmingly abundant right here in the usa. >> in the last few years, we've discovered the equivalent of two saudi arabias of oil in the form of natural gas in the united states. not one but two. >> we have twice as much natural gas in this country-- is that what you're saying-- than they have oil in saudi arabia? >> i'm trying to very clearly say exactly that. >> aubrey mcclendon is the ceo of chesapeake energy, one of the largest independent gas producers in the country. he's on a mission to get us off foreign oil and dirty coal. gas has nearly half the carbon emissions of coal and no mercury. but natural gas is still a fossil fuel. >> so is it perfect? no, the answer is, "it's not perfect," but for the next 20 years, natural gas is probably our best bet, and the good news is, we've got it, and we've got as much of it as anybody else in the world
and yet, as we all know, exploring for energy has safety risks. but as we first reported in the fall of 2010, that can get lost in all the excitement. what's increasingly evident is that shale gas is overwhelmingly abundant right here in the usa. >> in the last few years, we've discovered the equivalent of two saudi arabias of oil in the form of natural gas in the united states. not one but two. >> we have twice as much natural gas in this country-- is that what you're saying-- than...
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and one of them is bloom energy. they want to put a little power plant in a box literally in your backyard. for nearly a decade, the company had been unusually secretive about its bloom box. but in february 2010, its inventor, k.r. sridhar, invited me to take a look inside his much talked about but never before seen creature. what could this power? >> this could power a u.s. home. average united states home. >> entire house? >> entire house, 24/7, 365. >> something that small? >> the way we make it is in two blocks. this is a european home. the two put together is a u.s. home. >> [chuckling] 'cause we use twice as much energy, is that what you're saying? >> yeah, and this will power four asian homes. >> so four homes in india, your native country. >> absolutely. four to six homes in our country. >> it sounds awfully dazzling. >> it is real. it works. >> he says he knows it works because he originally invented a similar device for nasa. he really is a rocket scientist. >> this invention working on mars would allow the
and one of them is bloom energy. they want to put a little power plant in a box literally in your backyard. for nearly a decade, the company had been unusually secretive about its bloom box. but in february 2010, its inventor, k.r. sridhar, invited me to take a look inside his much talked about but never before seen creature. what could this power? >> this could power a u.s. home. average united states home. >> entire house? >> entire house, 24/7, 365. >> something that...
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domestic, abundant, clean energy to power our lives... that's smarter power today. >> narrator: by 2004, solomon dwek is revered in new jersey's syrian jewish community, and investors want in on his lucrative real-estate deals. >> within that syrian orthodox community, and within many jewish communities, there's a biblical prohibition against the charging of interest. so the way these deals were structured was, "i'm selling you an investment." >> it's called profit participation. the investors figure solomon is buying something and then is going to turn it around very quickly. there's the profit. >> narrator: but dwek isn't selling the properties. he's using new investors and bank loans to fund a multi-million-dollar investment scam. >> he was mortgaging properties two and three times over to generate a cash cushion for himself. in some cases, he was getting loans on properties he actually didn't even own, and he was using that money to pay off investors. >> narrator: dwek even ropes his rich uncle into the scheme. >> his uncle joey saw t
domestic, abundant, clean energy to power our lives... that's smarter power today. >> narrator: by 2004, solomon dwek is revered in new jersey's syrian jewish community, and investors want in on his lucrative real-estate deals. >> within that syrian orthodox community, and within many jewish communities, there's a biblical prohibition against the charging of interest. so the way these deals were structured was, "i'm selling you an investment." >> it's called profit...
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but he's switched his main focus from wind energy to natural gas.
but he's switched his main focus from wind energy to natural gas.
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that is the most powerful energy source known to man. >> michael mckubre says he has seen that energy more than 50 times in cold fusion experiments he's doing at sri international, a respected california lab that does extensive work for the government. mckubre is an electrochemist who imagines the creation of a clean nuclear battery. >> for example, the laptop would come pre-charged with all of the energy that you would ever intend to use. you're now decoupled from your charger and the wall socket. >> automobiles? >> same. potential is for an energy source that would run your car for three, four years, for example, you take it in for servicing every four years, and they'd give you a new power supply. >> power stations? >> you can imagine a one-for-one plug-in replacement for nuclear fuel rods, and the difference only would be that at the end of the lifetime of that fuel rod, you didn't have radioactive waste that needed to be disposed of. >> mckubre showed us just how simple the experiment looks. there are only three main ingredients. first, palladium, a metal in the platinum family.
that is the most powerful energy source known to man. >> michael mckubre says he has seen that energy more than 50 times in cold fusion experiments he's doing at sri international, a respected california lab that does extensive work for the government. mckubre is an electrochemist who imagines the creation of a clean nuclear battery. >> for example, the laptop would come pre-charged with all of the energy that you would ever intend to use. you're now decoupled from your charger and...
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[ticking] look, every day we're using more and more energy. the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, chevron is building one of the biggest natural gas projects in the world. enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is. we've got to be smart about this. it's a smart way to go. ♪ to provide a better benefits package... oahhh! [ male announcer ] it made a big splash with the employees. [ duck yelling ] [ male announcer ] find out more at... [ duck ] aflac! [ male announcer ] ...forbusiness.com. ♪ ha ha! [ticking] >> larry ellison started the software company oracle with an investment of just $1,200. today he is one of the richest men in the world. he has spent more than $100 million building what may be the most expensive home in the united states. and he's poured at least as much into his quest to win the americas cup. in 2004, when ellison sat down with charlie rose, the number two software maker in the
[ticking] look, every day we're using more and more energy. the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, chevron is building one of the biggest natural gas projects in the world. enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is. we've got to be smart about this. it's a smart way to go. ♪ to provide a better benefits package... oahhh! [...
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meanwhile, jim rogers announced plans to merge his duke energy with progress energy, forming the nation's largest power company. that's this edition of 60 minutes on cnbc.
meanwhile, jim rogers announced plans to merge his duke energy with progress energy, forming the nation's largest power company. that's this edition of 60 minutes on cnbc.
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[ticking] look, every day we're using more and more energy. the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, chevron is building one of the biggest natural gas projects in the world. enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is. we've got to be smart about this. it's a smart way to go. ♪ [ticking] >> famed microbiologist j. craig venter hasn't always been so ambitious. he grew up in the suburbs of san francisco as the prototypical surfer dude and a classic underachiever. >> i was a horrible student. i really hated school. >> were you good in math and science? >> i was not really good in anything, you know? i almost flunked out of high school. >> you got a college scholarship for swimming, right? >> yes, but i didn't take it. so at age 17, i moved to southern california to take up surfing. >> that was it? >> that was it. >> in 1965, reality set in. he got drafted off his surfboard, joined the navy as a medic, and w
[ticking] look, every day we're using more and more energy. the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, chevron is building one of the biggest natural gas projects in the world. enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is. we've got to be smart about this. it's a smart way to go. ♪ [ticking] >> famed microbiologist j. craig...
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look, every day we're using more and more energy. the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, chevron is building one of the biggest natural gas projects in the world. enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is. we've got to be smart about this. it's a smart way to go. ♪ is to take you from where you are... to where you need to be. and we're not just talking about points on a map. with a more intuitive delta website and mobile app... and the most wifi equipped planes. we let you be everywhere at once. innovations like these are extending our reach so you can extend yours. and now, even at 30,000 feet you can still touch the ground. guys. come here, come here. [ telephone ringing ] i'm calling my old dealership. [ man ] may ford. hi, yeah. do you guys have any crossovers that offer better highway fuel economy than the chevy equinox? no, sorry, sir. we don't. oh, well, that's too bad. [ man ] kyle,
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creating energy from oil sands requires so much energy that the oil companies wind up spiking greenhouse gas emissions. >> and they do it in volumes that exceed any other production of oil crude anywhere on the planet. >> elizabeth may is the director of the sierra club of canada. she takes issue not only with what the oil sands are doing to the atmosphere but to the land. the oil companies, environmentalists say, are digging up an entire province. take a helicopter ride over the mines, and you'll think you're flying over the moon after a moonquake. >> one of the reasons they can be mined the way they're mined is the "out of sight, out of mind" aspect of it. i mean, your film crew is one of the few that's gone in there to look at how devastating this is. >> even the money men have noticed. >> can't argue with it. i mean, there's no question that they've got a mess up there. i do believe that will be taken care of over time. >> the oil companies say they'll reduce greenhouse gases, and they point out they're required by canadian law to refill old mines and plant new trees, and that is hap
creating energy from oil sands requires so much energy that the oil companies wind up spiking greenhouse gas emissions. >> and they do it in volumes that exceed any other production of oil crude anywhere on the planet. >> elizabeth may is the director of the sierra club of canada. she takes issue not only with what the oil sands are doing to the atmosphere but to the land. the oil companies, environmentalists say, are digging up an entire province. take a helicopter ride over the...
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the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, chevron is building one of the biggest natural gas projects in the world. enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is. we've got to be smart about this. it's a smart way to go. ♪ >> in 2004, congress passed a law mandating that any u.s. company wanting to move offshore would still have to pay the 35% corporate tax rate. but despite passage of that legislation, companies can still substantially lower their taxes by moving chunks of their businesses to their foreign subsidiaries. >> i think when people hear that all these companies are moving overseas because of taxes, they think, "that doesn't smell right." >> yeah, the question is, does a company have a moral obligation to pay its fair share? >> swiss tax attorney thierry boitelle. >> i think many companies in the u.s. would like to keep the jobs in the u.s. if they could, but they also
the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, chevron is building one of the biggest natural gas projects in the world. enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is. we've got to be smart about this. it's a smart way to go. ♪ >> in 2004, congress passed a law mandating that any u.s. company wanting to move offshore would still...
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>> well, energy. more energy. better body composition. my brain is working. my brain function, we tested, is actually quicker than it was five to six years ago. >> dr. mintz say substances like testosterone and human growth hormone are produced and stored by the human body. but as we get older, these natural levels taper off, creating what mintz claims are hormone deficiencies that may be responsible for some of the symptoms attributed to old age. >> we start to lose hormonal-- a lot of different hormones starting at 30, 2% to 3% a year. and by the time you're 40, you begin to recognize some changes. and we take it as, we're just getting older. >> you're trying to replenish. >> we're trying to replenish, right, but always within the limit of what's considered normal. >> dr. mintz says that testosterone and human growth hormone help build muscle mass, reduce body fat, and strengthen bones against osteoporosis. and his patients say they can feel the difference. >> the real benefit of it more than anything else is the energy level. i mean, there's a difference b
>> well, energy. more energy. better body composition. my brain is working. my brain function, we tested, is actually quicker than it was five to six years ago. >> dr. mintz say substances like testosterone and human growth hormone are produced and stored by the human body. but as we get older, these natural levels taper off, creating what mintz claims are hormone deficiencies that may be responsible for some of the symptoms attributed to old age. >> we start to lose...
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two of the most important are energy security and economic growth. north america actually has one of the largest oil reserves in the world. a large part of that is oil sands. this resource has the ability to create hundreds of thousands of jobs. at our kearl project in canada, we'll be able to produce these oil sands with the same emissions as many other oils and that's a huge breakthrough. that's good for our country's energy security and our economy. i'm a wife, i'm a mom... and chantix worked for me. it's a medication i could take and still smoke, while it built up in my system. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these, stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could get worse while takin
two of the most important are energy security and economic growth. north america actually has one of the largest oil reserves in the world. a large part of that is oil sands. this resource has the ability to create hundreds of thousands of jobs. at our kearl project in canada, we'll be able to produce these oil sands with the same emissions as many other oils and that's a huge breakthrough. that's good for our country's energy security and our economy. i'm a wife, i'm a mom... and chantix...
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affordable, cleaner energy, while protecting our environment. across america, these technologies protect air - by monitoring air quality and reducing emissions... ...protect water - through conservation and self-contained recycling systems... ... and protect land - by reducing our footprint and respecting wildlife. america's natural gas... domestic, abundant, clean energy to power our lives... that's smarter power today. with features like scanning a barcode to get detailed stock quotes to voice recognition. e-trade leads the way in wherever, whenever investing. download the ultimate in mobile investing apps, free, at e-trade. >> kenneth feinberg runs bp's $20 billion compensation fund for victims of the gulf oil spill from his office. his private life is private. but in the role of arbiter, he is remarkably accessible. >> nice to meet you. >> he has a large army of people located at different centers in the gulf to sort through and process tens of thousands of claims. he devised a two-step claims process. first a six-month emergency payment wit
affordable, cleaner energy, while protecting our environment. across america, these technologies protect air - by monitoring air quality and reducing emissions... ...protect water - through conservation and self-contained recycling systems... ... and protect land - by reducing our footprint and respecting wildlife. america's natural gas... domestic, abundant, clean energy to power our lives... that's smarter power today. with features like scanning a barcode to get detailed stock quotes to...
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affordable, cleaner energy, while protecting our environment. across america, these technologies protect air - by monitoring air quality and reducing emissions... ...protect water - through conservation and self-contained recycling systems... ... and protect land - by reducing our footprint and respecting wildlife. america's natural gas... domestic, abundant, clean energy to power our lives... that's smarter power today. get on e-trade. set up a real plan. frank! oh wow, you didn't win? i wanna show you something... it's my shocked face. [ gasps ] [ male announcer ] get a retirement plan that works... at e-trade. only hertz gives you a carfirmation. hey. this is challenger. i'll be waiting for you in stall 5. it confirms your reservation and the location your car is in, the moment you land. it's just another way you'll be traveling at the speed of hertz. mber the day my doctor told me i have an irregular heartbeat, and that it put me at 5-times greater risk of a stroke. i was worried. i worried about my wife, and my family. bill has the most com
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two of the most important are energy security and economic growth. north america actually has one of the largest oil reserves in the world. a large part of that is oil sands. this resource has the ability to create hundreds of thousands of jobs. at our kearl project in canada, we'll be able to produce these oil sands with the same emissions as many other oils and that's a huge breakthrough. that's good for our country's energy security and our economy. ♪ [ male announcer ] the 2012 m-class continually monitors blind spots, scans the road to reveal potential threats, even helps awaken its driver if he begins to doze. so in the blink of an eye it will have performed more active safety measures than most cars will in a lifetime. introducing the all-new 2012 m-class. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. i have to be a tree in the school play. good. you like trees. well, i like climbing them, but i've never been one. good point. ( captain ) this is your captain speaking. annie gets to
two of the most important are energy security and economic growth. north america actually has one of the largest oil reserves in the world. a large part of that is oil sands. this resource has the ability to create hundreds of thousands of jobs. at our kearl project in canada, we'll be able to produce these oil sands with the same emissions as many other oils and that's a huge breakthrough. that's good for our country's energy security and our economy. ♪ [ male announcer ] the 2012 m-class...
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the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, chevron is building one of the biggest natural gas projects in the world. enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is. we've got to be smart about this. it's a smart way to go. ♪ >> today paul allen is known more for his mega-yachts and palling around with brad and angelina than for his revolutionary ideas in the early years of microsoft, the company he cofounded with high school buddy bill gates. and as lesley stahl first reported in april 2011, paul allen wrote a memoir called idea man in which he not only gave an account of his ideas, but also drew a dark portrait of his lifelong friend. as allen writes, he was too angry and proud to tell bill gates point-blank, "some days, working with you is like being in hell." >> you describe bill gates in very harsh terms. you've described him as being quite abusive. i mean, it's not a pretty pi
the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, chevron is building one of the biggest natural gas projects in the world. enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is. we've got to be smart about this. it's a smart way to go. ♪ >> today paul allen is known more for his mega-yachts and palling around with brad and angelina than...
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that's good for our country's energy security and our economy. [watch ticking] >> when bp acquired the texas city refinery from amoco, the plant was already in a state of disrepair. instead of spendin to update the pl cutives in londo their refinery managers to cut their budgets. >> 25% of their fixed costs were cut. and when you cut that much out of a budget in a facility, you lose people. you lose equipment. you lose maintenance. you lose trainers. our investigation has shown that this was a drastic mistake. >> so as the texas refinery got older and needed more maintenance, more attention to safety, bp cut the budget in those areas? >> yes. >> is there a direct relationship between the budget cut and the disaster at texas city? >> we believe there is. >> one of the best examples, she says, is on the very unit that caused the explosion. in the ten years leading up to the disaster, there had been eight major gasoline vapor releases on that unit, any one of which could have been catastrophic. most refineries install safety devices, called flares,
that's good for our country's energy security and our economy. [watch ticking] >> when bp acquired the texas city refinery from amoco, the plant was already in a state of disrepair. instead of spendin to update the pl cutives in londo their refinery managers to cut their budgets. >> 25% of their fixed costs were cut. and when you cut that much out of a budget in a facility, you lose people. you lose equipment. you lose maintenance. you lose trainers. our investigation has shown that...
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let's broaden the world's energy mix. let's go. to volunteer to help those in need. when a twinge of back pain surprises him. morning starts in high spirits, but there's a growing pain in his lower back. as lines grow longer, his pain continues to linger. but after a long day of helping others, he gets some helpful advice. just two aleve have the strength to keep back pain away all day. today, jason chose aleve. just two pills for all day pain relief. try aleve d for strong, all day long sinus and headache relief. >> narrator: in the late 1990s, an online-video company called yes entertainment is tapping in to the dot-com investing mania. >> we all know how successful internet-based companies can be. and there's certainly no rule that says you have to be under 30 to make money with the internet. >> narrator: to bring in cash, the men behind the company, eugene carriere and jim eberhart, allegedly turn to so-called "boiler rooms." >> they were the sales arm of yes entertainment, calling, day after day, potential investors to invest in yes entertainment and what they h
let's broaden the world's energy mix. let's go. to volunteer to help those in need. when a twinge of back pain surprises him. morning starts in high spirits, but there's a growing pain in his lower back. as lines grow longer, his pain continues to linger. but after a long day of helping others, he gets some helpful advice. just two aleve have the strength to keep back pain away all day. today, jason chose aleve. just two pills for all day pain relief. try aleve d for strong, all day long sinus...
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a group of scientists and engineers at the department of energy facility wanted to see if they could physically blow up and permanently disable a 27-ton power generator using the internet. >> if you can hack into that control system, you can instruct the machine to tear itself apart, and that's what the aurora test was. and if you've seen the video, it's kind of interesting, 'cause the machine starts to shudder, you know, it's clearly shaking, and smoke starts to come out. it destroys itself. >> and what would be the real-world consequences of this? >> the big generators that we depend on for electrical power are, one, expensive, two, no longer made in the u.s., and, three, require a lead time of three or four months to order them. so it's not like if we break one, we can go down to the hardware store and get a replacement. if somebody really thought about this, they could knock a generator out, they could knock a power plant out for months. and that's the real consequence. >> this was the leap from theory to reality. >> when congressman jim langevin, who chaired a subcommittee on cy
a group of scientists and engineers at the department of energy facility wanted to see if they could physically blow up and permanently disable a 27-ton power generator using the internet. >> if you can hack into that control system, you can instruct the machine to tear itself apart, and that's what the aurora test was. and if you've seen the video, it's kind of interesting, 'cause the machine starts to shudder, you know, it's clearly shaking, and smoke starts to come out. it destroys...
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two of the most important are energy security and economic growth. north america actually has one of the largest oil reserves in the world. a large part of that is oil sands. this resource has the ability to create hundreds of thousands of jobs. at our kearl project in canada, we'll be able to produce these oil sands with the same emissions as many other oils and that's a huge breakthrough. that's good for our country's energy security and our economy. >> in march of 2008, with the economy in decline, famed corporate raider carl icahn talked with leslie stahl. he was on a crusade to make american business more competitive. as he saw it, u.s. corporations were losing their edge due to bloated bureaucracies and rampant waste. >> there were very few companies i couldn't go into--and i'm not a manager-- and knock off 30% of cost, just cost of waste. just waste. now why is that a problem? because that's why--one of the problems in our competing-- this is the specter coming because we can't compete with asia, and we still walk around with our head in the s
two of the most important are energy security and economic growth. north america actually has one of the largest oil reserves in the world. a large part of that is oil sands. this resource has the ability to create hundreds of thousands of jobs. at our kearl project in canada, we'll be able to produce these oil sands with the same emissions as many other oils and that's a huge breakthrough. that's good for our country's energy security and our economy. >> in march of 2008, with the...
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that's good for our country's energy security and our economy. [ticking] >> greyston bakery is an unusual place that had an unusual founder. bernie glassman from brooklyn was a jewish aerospace engineer who said good-bye to all that and became a buddhist priest with a bent for social activism. >> i wanted to show that people that are homeless, if they're given the chance and the right training, could not only work in our labor force but can produce the high-niche items of our society. they can produce items that only the french chefs could create. >> did it go very smoothly at the beginning, or were there a lot of problems, a lot of obstacles? >> we had a tremendous amount of obstacles. i almost went broke a few times. >> the bakery, which started in 1982, struggled for years until it struck up a deal with ben & jerry's, the vermont ice cream company with a social conscience. ben & jerry's hired greyston to make extra thin brownies for ice cream sandwiches. it was the biggest customer the little bakery had ever had. and according to ben cohen, th
that's good for our country's energy security and our economy. [ticking] >> greyston bakery is an unusual place that had an unusual founder. bernie glassman from brooklyn was a jewish aerospace engineer who said good-bye to all that and became a buddhist priest with a bent for social activism. >> i wanted to show that people that are homeless, if they're given the chance and the right training, could not only work in our labor force but can produce the high-niche items of our...
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he made a run at green energy and got a company that makes wind turbine blades. but every time he gets a few hundred jobs, he seems to lose a few hundred. this fall, a telecom company called windstream had two layoffs. >> it was 60, and then it was 146 the next time. >> and how does that affect people around here? >> you know, it's a roller coaster. i want to say that-- i mean, i was affected in the first layoff. i was one at the windstream that was affected the first round. >> wait a minute. >> yeah. >> they laid off the mayor? >> yeah. >> are you working now? >> no. >> his town is shrinking. they closed an elementary school, and they're slashing the city budget. have you already lost policemen? >> yes. >> firemen? >> yes. >> what about the hospital in town? >> it's being reduced in size as well. >> coming up, the people versus politicians. >> how many of you would say that you're angry about politics right now? [people murmuring] oh, that got a big yes. >> i'm sick and tired of people going to congress and washington, d.c., and making a living out of it, while
he made a run at green energy and got a company that makes wind turbine blades. but every time he gets a few hundred jobs, he seems to lose a few hundred. this fall, a telecom company called windstream had two layoffs. >> it was 60, and then it was 146 the next time. >> and how does that affect people around here? >> you know, it's a roller coaster. i want to say that-- i mean, i was affected in the first layoff. i was one at the windstream that was affected the first round....
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domestic, abundant, clean energy to power our lives... that's smarter power today. the day starts with arthritis pain... a load of new listings... and two pills. after a morning of walk-ups, it's back to more pain, back to more pills. the evening showings bring more pain and more pills. sealing the deal... when, hang on... her doctor recommended aleve. it can relieve pain all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is lois... who chose two aleve and fewer pills for a day free of pain. and get the all day pain relief of aleve in liquid gels. this man is about to be the millionth customer. would you mind if i go ahead of you? instead we had someone go ahead of him and win fifty thousand dollars. congratulations you are our one millionth customer. people don't like to miss out on money that should have been theirs. that's why at ally we have the raise your rate 2-year cd. you can get a one-time rate increase if our two-year rate goes up. if your bank makes you miss out, you need an ally. ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. >> it may have been the greatest rescue
domestic, abundant, clean energy to power our lives... that's smarter power today. the day starts with arthritis pain... a load of new listings... and two pills. after a morning of walk-ups, it's back to more pain, back to more pills. the evening showings bring more pain and more pills. sealing the deal... when, hang on... her doctor recommended aleve. it can relieve pain all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is lois... who chose two aleve and fewer pills for a day free of pain. and get...
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that's good for our country's energy security and our economy. [ticking] >> howard hughes was a very wealthy man who took orders from no one. in 1953, as a business ploy, the reclusive billionaire turned his company into a registered charity, the howard hughes medical institute. but it was only when the aviation pioneer died that his institute really took off. >> hughes died without a will in 1976, and the institute was mired in years of litigation. finally, in 1984, a court appointed new trustees, and they promptly sold hughes aircraft to general motors for $5 billion. suddenly, an institute created basically as a sham became one of the richest charities america had ever seen. and wouldn't he be surprised? >> i would guess that he would be completely surprised, and this would be all very unexpected. i hope, though, that he would be excited about it. >> hughes gives its investigators freedoms most scientists can only dream of. for instance, they're free of the crushing paperwork required to get money from the national institutes of health. they h
that's good for our country's energy security and our economy. [ticking] >> howard hughes was a very wealthy man who took orders from no one. in 1953, as a business ploy, the reclusive billionaire turned his company into a registered charity, the howard hughes medical institute. but it was only when the aviation pioneer died that his institute really took off. >> hughes died without a will in 1976, and the institute was mired in years of litigation. finally, in 1984, a court...
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two of the most important are energy security and economic growth. north america actually has one of the largest oil reserves in the world. a large part of that is oil sands. this resource has the ability to create hundreds of thousands of jobs. at our kearl project in canada, we'll be able to produce these oil sands with the same emissions as many other oils and that's a huge breakthrough. that's good for our country's energy security and our economy. >> jason dorsey and ryan healy both make a living advising their fellow 20-somethings on how to cope with work. ryan started a website for that purpose, and jason has written two how-to books for them. and while he admits his mother picked out his suit for this interview, his generation is not going to make the same mistakes their parents made. >> we're not going to settle, because we saw our parents settle. and we have options that we can keep hopping jobs. no longer is it bad to have four jobs on your resume in a year, whereas for our parents or even gen x, that was terrible. but that's the new reali
two of the most important are energy security and economic growth. north america actually has one of the largest oil reserves in the world. a large part of that is oil sands. this resource has the ability to create hundreds of thousands of jobs. at our kearl project in canada, we'll be able to produce these oil sands with the same emissions as many other oils and that's a huge breakthrough. that's good for our country's energy security and our economy. >> jason dorsey and ryan healy both...
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you shouldn't be wasting energy on that." and it really, you know, changed my whole mind-set in thinking about, you know, what was i try to prove? and, you know, really focusing my energy on, you know, on the outer world, learning new things and stuff. >> by 13, he was programming computers. just seven years later, he and his high school buddy paul allen created microsoft. >> well, definitely paul and i knew that personal computing was going to happen, that they'd go from being these big, expensive things to something that everybody had. the idea that we'd have this large company and that it would be so valuable, that we didn't expect. >> didn't expect. >> no, we didn't expect at all. we were always saying, "maybe we could double in size." many times... >> [laughs] >> i can't hear him. >> what? >> what did he say? >> i can't hear him either. >> can you spare some change? >> oh, can you spare some change? he sure can. >> what's the difference in $5 billion and $100 billion? i know it's $95 billion. >> a lot of cheeseburgers. l
you shouldn't be wasting energy on that." and it really, you know, changed my whole mind-set in thinking about, you know, what was i try to prove? and, you know, really focusing my energy on, you know, on the outer world, learning new things and stuff. >> by 13, he was programming computers. just seven years later, he and his high school buddy paul allen created microsoft. >> well, definitely paul and i knew that personal computing was going to happen, that they'd go from being...
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that's good for our country's energy security and our economy. [ticking] >> fake prescription drugs are increasingly making their way into the u.s. marketplace. many are purchased from websites claiming to be reputable online pharmacies. but as doctor sanjay gupta reported in march 2011, even when law enforcement officials intercept the contraband, they're often unable to make an arrest. >> our resources certainly haven't kept pace with the volume of products coming into the country, with the increase in volume. >> the food and drug administration's david elder told us, when they do find a fake drug, they're often forced to ship it back to the sender. on this day, they found pills and vials from india posing as legitimate thyroid, fertility, and hypertension medications. they had to send it all back. >> that sounds crazy. why not go after this person? >> we don't have the authority to actually destroy this on-site. this product could very well come back into the country through a different mail facility. maybe it gets through. maybe it gets stopp
that's good for our country's energy security and our economy. [ticking] >> fake prescription drugs are increasingly making their way into the u.s. marketplace. many are purchased from websites claiming to be reputable online pharmacies. but as doctor sanjay gupta reported in march 2011, even when law enforcement officials intercept the contraband, they're often unable to make an arrest. >> our resources certainly haven't kept pace with the volume of products coming into the...
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that's good for our country's energy security and our economy. departure. hertz gold plus rewards also offers ereturn-- our fastest way to return your car. just note your mileage and zap ! you're outta there ! we'll e-mail your receipt in a flash, too. it's just another way you'll be traveling at the speed of hertz. >> you guys want to go ahead and open up your internet. >> wilmington is being helped by federal emergency aid. $8 million went to retraining workers, and washington spent more than $1.5 billion bailing out ohio's bankrupt unemployment fund. but other programs you've been hearing about have been less helpful than you might think. david raizk is the mayor of wilmington. he applied for some of the stimulus money and got a paving project for main street. how much does that come to? >> about $5.1 million. >> and what would you be able to do with that? >> well, first of all, it will create jobs locally, the construction jobs. >> how many? >> i would say somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 to 200 jobs. it could create that many. >> 200 out of 10,000
that's good for our country's energy security and our economy. departure. hertz gold plus rewards also offers ereturn-- our fastest way to return your car. just note your mileage and zap ! you're outta there ! we'll e-mail your receipt in a flash, too. it's just another way you'll be traveling at the speed of hertz. >> you guys want to go ahead and open up your internet. >> wilmington is being helped by federal emergency aid. $8 million went to retraining workers, and washington...
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